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"Thanks" to cannabis research: researchers have identified the development process of diabetic kidney disease

In this disease, the body produces substances similar to those found in cannabis, which damage the kidney * University researchers have found a way to improve the medical treatment of diabetic kidney disease, which affects approximately 30% of diabetics in the world. The new method that is adapted to each patient can prevent the damage, and even the development of the disease
diabetes mellitus. Illustration: shutterstock

The engineered micro pancreas from Israel that will try to improve the quality of life of diabetics

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Insulin - pills instead of injection. Illustration: shutterstock

The end of the shot? Taking insulin in a pill

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Conceptual illustration of a patch carrying microneedles for the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients. [Courtesy: Chen lab, NIBIB]

Body patch for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics

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Is surgery the most effective treatment for diabetes?

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The discovery will make it possible to treat a series of diseases that arise as a result of the accumulation of proteins in cells. Illustration: pixabay.

Researchers have identified a biological mechanism for breaking down protein clumps

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insulin pump. Source: Mbradford / Wikimedia.

The artificial pancreas is here

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New IBM research will allow early detection of eye disease

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Insulin pump and glucose meter. From Wikimedia

A sweet discovery - 125 years since the birth of Patrick Bunting, the discoverer of insulin, who turned diabetes from a deadly disease into a chronic one

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Biotechnology and medical devices: Ogmedix, ReWalk, Salcure and Kameda

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A lab mouse eats candy. Illustration: shutterstock

A forbidden drug for weight loss may be beneficial against liver disease and diabetes

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Snoopy Apreza insulin inhaler. Photo: public relations

Sanofi and MannKind announce that Afrezza, the only inhaled insulin, has begun marketing in the US

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One of the deadliest creatures in the world. Snail Conus geographus | Photo: Kerry Matz National

The sugar trap

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Parkinson's disease. Illustration: shutterstock

The mechanism that may cause diabetics to develop Parkinson's has been deciphered

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Obesity. Illustration: shutterstock

A system developed by students from Ben Gurion will allow a genetic solution to the treatment of the problem of obesity and diabetes - the "Inner Doctor -

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A watch for measuring sugar levels while sleeping. Courtesy of Knight-Sense

A watch that detects a sugar drop while sleeping will undergo clinical trials

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An example of the results obtained with the applet [courtesy of Ali Yetisen]

Smart phone tests kidneys

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Dr. Jacob Nachmias, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Prof. Yair Reisner from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Dr. Jacob Nachmias from the Hebrew University won the Rapoport Award for Biomedicine

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Israeli researchers have developed a substance that reduces the increased risk of Alzheimer's and dementia among diabetics

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Differences between a healthy pancreatic cell and pancreatic cells affected by the autoimmune diseases type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Photo: shutterstock Differences between a healthy pancreatic cell and pancreatic cells affected by the autoimmune diseases type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Photo: shutterstock

Pancreatic cell transplantation for type I diabetes patients

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Insulin pump and glucose meter. From Wikimedia

A smartphone application designed to help children with diabetes is the winning development in the Hacking Health entrepreneurship marathon held at the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion

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Digestive System. Illustration: shutterstock

Weizmann Institute scientists are recruiting participants for research in the field of nutrition and gut bacteria

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The control of blood glucose levels by the hormones insulin and glucagon released from the pancreas. From Wikipedia

Combining hormones as a new treatment for diabetes and obesity

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Dr. Igor Kogan performs leg catheterization. Photo: Orna Nitzan.

The legs of hundreds of diabetics were saved from amputation by Rambam; General data on the spread of the disease in Israel

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Dr. Shulamit Levenberg. Photo: The Technion

The Technion researchers built an array of sponges containing pancreatic islets surrounded by a network of blood vessels, which foreshadows the potential for preparing transplantable "islets"

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